Portable and foldable workstation apparatus
AssigneeUnited States Postal Service
InventorsWilliam A Tartal, Joel L Dewnandan, Joram Shenhar
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Abstract
A portable workstation apparatus includes: a pair of collapsible legs; and a work portion that is attached in a removable manner to the pair of collapsible lags via a pair of brackets. Each leg of the pair of collapsible legs includes: a frame; an extension connected to a first end of the frame; a lower post housed within a sleeve; an upper post; a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post; a first brace connecting the extension to the sleeve; and a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post. Each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge and rotating the extension toward the lower post.
Claims20
A portable workstation apparatus comprising:
- a pair of collapsible legs, each leg of the pair of collapsible legs comprising:
- a frame;
- an extension connected to a first end of the frame;
- a lower post housed within a sleeve;
- an upper post;
- a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post;
- a first brace connecting the extension to the sleeve;
- and
- a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post,
- wherein each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge, and rotating the extension toward the lower post, and
- a work portion that is attached in a removable manner to the pair of collapsible lags via a pair of brackets.
A collapsible leg, comprising:
- a frame;
- an extension connected to the frame;
- a lower post housed within a sleeve;
- an upper post;
- a hinge connecting the lower post and the upper post;
- and
- a plurality of holes on an exterior face of the lower post or the upper post,
- wherein each leg is configured to collapse by folding the upper post towards the lower post via the hinge and rotating the extension toward the lower post.
A hinge mechanism, comprising:
- a hinge body having a first end and a second end;
- a first member having an axis;
- a second member having an axis;
- a first pin connecting the first member to the hinge body such that the hinge body is rotatable relative to the first member;
- and
- a second pin connecting the second member to the hinge body such that the hinge body is rotatable relative to the second member,
- wherein the first end of the hinge body extends into the first body,
- the second end of the hinge body extends into the second body,
- the axis of the first member and the axis of the second member are aligned when the hinge is in a first position, and
- the axis of the first member is parallel to the axis of the second member when the hinge is in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.